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2024–25 LEN Euro Cup

For the equivalent women's tournament, see 2024–25 LEN Women's Euro Cup.

The 2024–25 LEN Euro Cup is the 33rd edition of the water polo competition organised by European Aquatics.

LEN Euro Cup
2024–25
Tournament information
SportWater polo
DatesQualification round:
26–29 September 2024
Group stage:
10 October – 5 December 2024
Knockout stage:
25 January–24 May 2025
TeamsCompetition proper: 16+8
Total: 36 (from 14 countries)
WebsiteOfficial website

The defending champions are Jug AO Dubrovnik.[1]

Format

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36 teams (14 from Champions League and 22 starting in this competition) will compete in this tournament. The 36 teams are divided into eight groups, four with five clubs and four with four teams. The groups are held in one country, where the top 2 in every group advances to the group stage. The group stage will be played in a home and away system. Like the previous round, the top 2 progresses into the knockout stage. The 8 teams left, plus the 8 teams that were eliminated at the Champions League main round, go into the knockout stage. There will be Eighth-finals, Quarter-finals, Semifinals and Final.[2]

Rankings

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Teams

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Eliminated in Champions League qualification round
  VK Banja Luka   Jug AO Dubrovnik   HAVK Mladost Zagreb   Pays d'Aix Natation
  Spandau 04   NC Vouliagmeni   AC PAOK   BVSC-Manna ABC[a]
  AN Brescia   CC Ortigia   Dinamo București   VK Šabac
  CN Barcelona   Enka Istanbul
Entering this tournament
  Primorje EB Rijeka (3rd)   Solaris Šibenik (5th)   Team Strasbourg (4th)   ASC Duisburg (3rd)
  OSC Potsdam (4th)   SV Ludwigsburg 08 (5th)   Panathinaikos (4th)   GS Apollon Smyrnis (5th)
  Panionios GSS (6th)   OSC Budapest (4th)   Endo Plus Service Honvéd (5th)   Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker (6th)
  Recco Waterpolo (1st)   Iren Genova Quinto (5th)   De Akker Team (6th)   VA Cattaro Kotor (3rd)
  Budva Budvanska Rivijera (4th)   VK Valis Vega (6th)   Triglav Kranj (1st)   CN Terrassa (5th)
  CN Sant Andreu (6th)   Tenerife Echeyde (9th)
  1. ^ BVSC-Zugló's name changed between their participation in this seasons Champions League and Euro Cup.

Round and draw dates

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Schedule

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Phase Round Round date
Qualification round 26–29 September 2024
Main round Matchday 1 10 October 2024
Matchday 2 17 October 2024
Matchday 3 31 October 2024
Matchday 4 14 November 2024
Matchday 5 21 November 2024
Matchday 6 5 December 2024
Eighth-finals First leg 25 January 2025
Second leg 6 February 2025
Quarter-finals First leg 27 February 2025
Second leg 20 March 2025
Semi-finals First leg 3 April 2025
Second leg 24 April 2025
Finals First leg 10 May 2025
Second leg 24 May 2025

Qualification round

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Draw

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The draw was on 16 September 2024.[4] H indicates which club is hosting the groups. Teams in bold advanced to the group stage.

All 14 teams who were eliminated from the Champions League were placed in pots 1 and 2. The teams who finished second and third in the Champions League Qualification round were placed into pot 1, while the clubs who finished fourth and fifth are seeded into pot 2. As there are two vacant spots in pot 2, those places were occupied by the two highest ranked clubs from the European Aquatics club rankings who didn't take part in the Champions League Qualification round (Recco Waterpolo and Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker).[5]

Regarding, pots 3, 4 and 5 consist of the clubs who didn't take part in the Champions League qualification round. The seeding of these clubs are based on the following:

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5

  Jug AO Dubrovnik
  BVSC-Manna ABC (H)
  Spandau 04
  VK Šabac (H)
  CN Barcelona (H)
  HAVK Mladost Zagreb (H)
  AN Brescia
  CC Ortigia

  Dinamo București
  NC Vouliagmeni
  AC PAOK
  Pays d'Aix Natation (H)
  VK Banja Luka
  Enka Istanbul
  Recco Waterpolo
  Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker (H)

  Panionios GSS (H)
  Primorje EB Rijeka
  Endo Plus Service Honvéd
  GS Apollon Smyrnis
  Team Strasbourg
  Solaris Šibenik
  Triglav Kranj (H)
  SV Ludwigsburg 08

  CN Terrassa
  Tenerife Echeyde
  ASC Duisburg
  CN Sant Andreu
  Panathinaikos
  VK Valis Vega
  OSC Potsdam
  Iren Genova Quinto

  OSC Budapest
  De Akker Team
  VA Cattaro Kotor
  Budva Budvanska Rivijera (H)

Group A

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26–29 September 2024, Šabac, Serbia

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   SAB   STR   DIN   OSC   POT
1   VK Šabac (H) 4 4 0 0 0 54 30 +24 12 Group stage — 14–8 12–10 11–4 17–8
2   Team Strasbourg 4 1 2 0 1 49 44 +5 7[a] — — 15–13[b] 11–10[c] 15–7
3   Dinamo București 4 2 0 1 1 58 56 +2 7[a] — — — 15–14 20–15
4   OSC Budapest 4 1 0 1 2 44 48 −4 4 — — — — —
5   OSC Potsdam 4 0 0 0 4 41 68 −27 0 — — — 11–16 —
Source: European Aquatics
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Team Strasbourg 15–13 Dinamo București
  2. ^ Match ended 11–11, Team Strasbourg won 4–2 on penalties.
  3. ^ Match ended 7–7, Team Strasbourg won 4–3 on penalties.

Group B

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26–29 September 2024, Budva, Montenegro

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   BRE   HON   VAL   BUD   BAN
1   AN Brescia 4 4 0 0 0 80 26 +54 12 Group stage — 12–7 — — 32–3
2   Endo Plus Service Honvéd 4 3 0 0 1 68 25 +43 9 — — — — 32–0
3   VK Valis Vega 4 2 0 0 2 60 38 +22 6 9–17 6–10 — — —
4   Budva Budvanska Rivijera (H) 4 1 0 0 3 57 62 −5 3 7–19 7–19 8–15 — 35–9
5   VK Banja Luka 4 0 0 0 4 15 129 −114 0 — — 3–30 — —
Source: European Aquatics
(H) Host

Group C

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27–29 September 2024, Barcelona, Spain

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   BAR   VOU   SOL   QUI
1   CN Barcelona (H) 3 3 0 0 0 43 35 +8 9 Group stage — 13–11 17–12 13–12
2   NC Vouliagmeni 3 2 0 0 1 38 31 +7 6 — — 12–10 15–8
3   Solaris Šibenik 3 1 0 0 2 34 38 −4 3 — — — —
4   Iren Genova Quinto 3 0 0 0 3 29 40 −11 0 — — 9–12 —
Source: European Aquatics
(H) Host

Group D

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26–29 September 2024, Zagreb, Croatia

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   MLA   APO   ENK   SAN   CAT
1   HAVK Mladost Zagreb (H) 4 4 0 0 0 68 26 +42 12 Group stage — 13–6 16–7 21–9 18–4
2   GS Apollon Smyrnis 4 3 0 0 1 57 31 +26 9 — — — 15–5 —
3   Enka Istanbul 4 1 0 0 3 42 53 −11 3[a] — 7–17 — 16–7 —
4   CN Sant Andreu 4 1 0 0 3 38 63 −25 3[a] — — — — 17–11
5   VA Cattaro Kotor 4 1 0 0 3 34 66 −32 3[a] — 6–19 13–12 — —
Source: European Aquatics
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head goal difference: Enka Istanbul +8, CN Sant Andreu –3, VA Cattaro Kotor –5.

Group E

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27–29 September 2024, Athens, Greece

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   SZO   PAN   SPA   TEN
1   Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker 3 3 0 0 0 39 25 +14 9 Group stage — 13–12 — —
2   Panionios GSS (H) 3 2 0 0 1 42 30 +12 6 — — 14–8 16–9
3   Spandau 04 3 1 0 0 2 26 34 −8 3 7–11 — — —
4   Tenerife Echeyde 3 0 0 0 3 24 42 −18 0 6–15 — 9–11 —
Source: European Aquatics
(H) Host

Group F

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26–29 September 2024, Aix-en-Provence, France

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   JUG   PAN   AKK   PAY   LUD
1   Jug AO Dubrovnik 4 4 0 0 0 67 45 +22 12 Group stage — 17–15 — — 17–9
2   Panathinaikos 4 3 0 0 1 57 34 +23 9 — — — — —
3   De Akker Team 4 2 0 0 2 43 47 −4 6 10–16 4–11 — — 16–10
4   Pays d'Aix Natation (H) 4 1 0 0 3 49 57 −8 3 11–17 9–13 10–13 — 19–14
5   SV Ludwigsburg 08 4 0 0 0 4 37 70 −33 0 — 4–18 — — —
Source: European Aquatics
(H) Host

Group G

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27–29 September 2024, Kranj, Slovenia

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   ORT   DUI   PAOK   TRI
1   CC Ortigia 3 3 0 0 0 54 31 +23 9 Group stage — — — 22–12
2   ASC Duisburg 3 2 0 0 1 46 38 +8 6 — — 12–10 —
3   AC PAOK 3 1 0 0 2 50 34 +16 3 13–15 — — —
4   AVK Triglav Kranj (H) 3 0 0 0 3 19 66 −47 0 6–17 6–22 7–27 —
Source: European Aquatics
(H) Host

Group H

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27–29 September 2024, Budapest, Hungary

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   BVSC   REC   RIJ   TER
1   BVSC-Manna ABC (H) 3 3 0 0 0 46 34 +12 9 Group stage — 16–11 14–10 16–13
2   Recco Waterpolo 3 2 0 0 1 39 29 +10 6 — — 13–3 —
3   Primorje EB Rijeka 3 1 0 0 2 29 41 −12 3 — — — 16–14
4   CN Terrassa 3 0 0 0 3 37 47 −10 0 — 10–15 — —
Source: European Aquatics
(H) Host

Group stage

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Location of teams of the 2024–25 LEN Euro Cup group stage.
  Red: Group A;   Blue: Group B;   Yellow: Group C;   Green: Group D.

The draw took place on the 30 September 2024 in Zagreb, Croatia.[9] The top 2 from every group advances to the Eighth-finals.

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 2 points for a penalty shootout win, 1 point for a penalty shootout loss, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:


  • Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goal difference in all group matches;
  • Goals scored in all group matches.


Seven countries are being represented, with Greece boasting the most clubs with four.

Seeding

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The eight teams in pot 1 won their group in the qualification round, while the 8 runners-up in the qualification round are in pot 2.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   BRE   STR   JUG   APO
1   AN Brescia 3 3 0 0 0 34 28 +6 9 Eighth-finals — 11–9 12–10
2   Team Strasbourg 3 2 0 0 1 37 34 +3 6 — 16–13 12–10
3   Jug AO Dubrovnik 3 1 0 0 2 37 38 −1 3 — 14–10
4   GS Apollon Smyrnis 3 0 0 0 3 29 37 −8 0 9–11 —
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2024. Source: European Aquatics

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   BVSC   ORT   PAN   VOU
1   BVSC-Manna ABC 3 3 0 0 0 45 34 +11 9 Eighth-finals — 17–11 12–10
2   CC Ortigia 3 2 0 0 1 40 43 −3 6 — 16–15
3   Panionios GSS 3 1 0 0 2 34 38 −4 3 13–16 11–13 —
4   NC Vouliagmeni 3 0 0 0 3 34 38 −4 0 9–10 —
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2024. Source: European Aquatics

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   REC   SZO   MLA   DUI
1   Recco Waterpolo 3 3 0 0 0 52 32 +20 9 Eighth-finals — 17–11 19–8
2   Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker 3 1 1 0 1 46 43 +3 5 — 18–17
(10–10)
3   HAVK Mladost Zagreb 3 1 0 1 1 47 40 +7 4 13–16 —
4   ASC Duisburg 3 0 0 0 3 23 53 −30 0 9–17 6–17 —
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2024. Source: European Aquatics

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   BAR   PAN   SAB   HON
1   CN Barcelona 3 3 0 0 0 34 26 +8 9 Eighth-finals — 14–9 10–9
2   Panathinaikos 3 2 0 0 1 32 26 +6 6 8–10 — 12–5
3   VK Šabac 3 1 0 0 2 26 34 −8 3 — 12–8
4   Endo Plus Service Honvéd 3 0 0 0 3 28 34 −6 0 11–12 —
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2024. Source: European Aquatics

Knockout stage

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Eight-finalsQuarter-finals
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Final four

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 May
 
 
 
 
18 May
 
 
 
 
 
17 May
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third place
 
 
18 May
 
 
 
 
 
 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rijeka silenced as Jug crowned Euro Cup champions - European Aquatics®". www.len.eu. May 18, 2024.
  2. ^ https://www.len.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/REGULATIONS-EUROPEAN-AQUATICS-WATER-POLO-CLUB-COMPETITIONS-1.pdf
  3. ^ "Men Clubs Country Ranking - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. August 18, 2024.
  4. ^ https://www.len.eu/several-exciting-clashes-confirmed-for-euro-cup-and-challenger-cup-qualifiers/
  5. ^ "Men Club Ranking - European Aquatics®". www.len.eu. September 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Men Club Ranking - European Aquatics®". www.len.eu. September 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "Men Clubs Country Ranking - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. September 23, 2024.
  8. ^ "Men Country Ranking - European Aquatics®". www.len.eu. September 23, 2024.
  9. ^ https://www.len.eu/outstanding-clashes-confirmed-for-euro-cup-men-group-stage/
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